I’ll be on the prairies this weekend. Whoop!
First to Calgary to speak at Social Media Marketing Unplugged on May 7. Then off to Edmonton just in time for Mother’s Day (ain’t I sweet?)
See you soon, prairie crew.
Author: Eli
Greenest City Camp
Time for Camp in March
Learn. Connect. Take Action.
RSVP: http://greenestcitycamp.eventbrite.com/
Remember summer camp? Crafts and projects and meeting lots of new people? Well, March 5th is Greenest City Camp, a full-day of learning, connecting and finding allies and collaborators to make Vancouver the Greenest City in the world by 2020.
This is your chance to connect with Vancouver residents and organizations that are passionate about making this a green city and find out how we can move forward together. It’s about finding people, and the resources, to do what you always wanted to do like:
- Making your voice heard by coming out to speak at a Council meeting
- Organizing your neighbourhood to take over your laneway to create a garden
- Working with your local Business Improvement Association to reduce waste
Residents of Vancouver are passionate about greening the city. We plant community gardens. We walk and ride our bikes to work. We take transit. We purchase healthy green products. We compost. We recycle. We support local businesses. Camp is about linking the actions we are already taking to the ten Greenest City goals in order to build momentum for change. The City can do some things like build bike lanes, provide curbside composting and plant trees on city land but the real impact comes when everyone in Vancouver is part of this story.
The day will be an “unconference” which means that all of the participants -that’s you! – jointly create the agenda and lead discussions, talk about projects and find solutions. We provide the space, some background information, the coffee, the cookies and some fun. Then turn it over to you!
It’s a lot of chaos, a lot of connection, a lot of fun and will result in a lot of action. You will also have the opportunity to meet folks from the City, learn about the draft Action Plans, and help fine tune and prioritize actions before they go to City Council.
And by the end of the day, everyone should leave with concrete ideas and action items on how they fit into the map of making Vancouver the Greenest City by 2020.
We’re already doing a lot, now it’s time to take it to the next level.We hope you can make it!
Make sure to add your name, suggest a session idea and comment on other ideas on the wiki at http://greenestcitycamp.wikispaces.com/
If you can’t come to Camp, there are many other ways to get involved with Greenest City:
- Visit the website and read the draft Greenest City 2020 Action Plans, watch the videos, comment on the strategies and prioritize the actions
- Come out to a Greenest City event
- Co-host a 1-3 hour workshop with the City of Vancouver and your organization (email greenestcity@vancouver.ca to arrange)
- Host your own workshops by downloading the DIY Kitchen Table Conversations kit
- Join the online conversation on talkgreenvancouver.ca
I’m looking for a web intern in Vancouver
The David Suzuki Foundation is looking for a web intern in Vancouver. Know HTML and CSS? Can hack around with javascript? We need you! Snacks and an honorarium included!
Tootin’ my own horn: I’m off to Australia!
I’ve won a scholarship to participate in Australia’s Connecting Up conference this June.
Whooo!
NTEN is pleased to announce the winners of our mutual scholarship program with Connecting Up to share nonprofit technology knowledge across the Pacific. Through an application process, two NTEN Members were chosen to attend the Connecting Up Conference (CU11) in Melbourne, Australia, June 1-3, 2011 on a full scholarship!
The lucky folks are Elijah van der Giessen of David Suzuki Foundation and Tatiana Marshall of Oceana. We look forward to hearing about their nonprofit technology adventures down under!
The conference focuses on nonprofit marketing and technology, and my role in Vancouver’s Net Tuesday was key to my successful application, because one of the application questions was “How will you share what you learned when you get back home?” Yay NetSquared and Net Tuesday!
Related articles
- Nonprofit Technology Down Under (nten.org)
- 11NTC Scholarship Application Open! (nten.org)
Net Tuesday February 1: Should your nonprofit be selling merchandise?
Did your favorite nonprofit group send you an email over the holiday campaign season inviting you to buy a calendar, a t-shirt, or baby onesie? I certainly did.
As nonprofits struggle to adapt to changing donation patterns organizations like CPAWS, WWF and Pivot Legal are diversifying their revenue streams by selling merchandise to their supporters. But merchandise programs bring with them a host of new challenges, including inventory management, distraction from the core mission, and the potential to divert donors to a gift stream with lower net revenue.
But merchandise sales also bring lots of potential benefits. Join a panel of experts at Net Tuesday February and learn if selling merchandise is right for your organization.
Issues tackled:
What makes for a successful sales program?- How do you determine your program’s goals?
- How do you setup a program that will meet your goals?
- Will merchandise clash with your organization’s values?
- Can merchandise sales support other organizational goals besides fundraising? How can it be used as an employment creation program?
It’s gonna be an awesome evening, so please RSVP.
Date: Tuesday, February 1
Doors: 5:30pm
Duration: 6:00 – 7:30pm
Venue: W2 Storyeum, 151 W Cordova
PANELISTS
- Denise Taschereau, Fairware Promotional Products
- Akua Schatz, David Suzuki Foundation
- Paul Ryan, Hope in Shadows
Net Tuesday March 1: Location-based services
RSVP
Have you recently “checked-in” or fought for “mayorship” at your favourite restaurant or retail location? With Facebook recently launching its Facebook Places and Foursquare partnering with (RED), location-based services are definitely one of the trending topics in social media right now.
The topic for March is location-based services and how organizations can leverage the technology for social-change. We’re still in the process of curating speakers, so if you know anyone who is knowledgeable about these topics, please let us know at melody.yy.ma@gmail.com
Date: Tuesday, March 1
Doors: 5:30pm
Duration: 6:00 – 7:30pm
Venue: W2 Storyeum, 151 W Cordova
Special thanks to Melody Ma for volunteering to be this month’s event producer.
Net Tuesday April 5: Tips in Social Media Outreach in Culturally Diverse Communities
Social media has opened up an entirely new way for various ethno-cultural communities to connect and share their experiences that affect them. Through a panel discussion, we’ll hear relevant success stories from social media experts and also explore the commonalities and differences among the various communities using social media. We’ll also look at the way diverse communities consume social media (online vs mobile, for example) and what that means for the future. Come learn and share your experiences with us in this very unique session.
Tentative Schedule
630-7pm – people start coming to event
705-715pm – introductions
715-815pm – panel discussion
8-845pm – open dialogue (unconference format)
845-9pm – networking
Date: Tuesday, April 5
Location: Vancouver Public Library downtown branch
RSVP:
Background via @KetyE / Huffington Post
- Latinos, Social Media Atlanta and Spelman College
- 3 Reasons You Should Care About Multicultural Social Media & 3 Tips for Multicultural Social Media Success
Special thanks to Ajay Puri and the Vancouver Public Library for producing this event with Net Tuesday.
2010 in review
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health:
The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Fresher than ever.
Crunchy numbers
A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 1,300 times in 2010. That’s about 3 full 747s.
In 2010, there were 29 new posts, not bad for the first year! There were 25 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 2mb. That’s about 2 pictures per month.
The busiest day of the year was April 12th with 147 views. The most popular post that day was Net Tuesday May 4: Event-based fundraising.
Where did they come from?
The top referring sites in 2010 were facebook.com, twitter.com, meetup.com, netsquared.org, and nettuesday.ca.
Some visitors came searching, mostly for facebook causes canada, facebook causes, netsquared, free friends asking friends fundraising platform, and facebook causes in canada.
Attractions in 2010
These are the posts and pages that got the most views in 2010.
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Net Tuesday May 4: Event-based fundraising April 2010
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Facebook Causes donations no longer accepted in Canada May 2010
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Net Tuesday June: How to turn your party into an EVENT May 2010
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About April 2010
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Net Tuesday December 2010 slides: Measuring Success with Google Analytics – which traffic sources are more likely to convert?
Thanks to everyone who came out to our December Net Tuesday meetup. December is a busy month!
Here’s my slides from the “Measuring Success with Google Analytics – which traffic sources are more likely to convert?” presentation.
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SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING UNPLUGGED at SFU WOODWARDS — Sat. Jan 29, 2011
I’m tickled to be one of the speakers at Social Media Marketing Unplugged. You should come!
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(One-Day Conference – Master Real-World Social Media Marketing with 6 Top Practitioners)
If growing a successful business and marketing campaign is your goal for the new year, then this conference is not to be missed.
Register by Dec 20 and Save Up to 50% — Only Limited Space for this Offer. Find out more at http://www.socialmediaunplugged.ca
(Members of Net Tuesday Meetup receive an extra $20 off : Use Promo Code: nettue when registering.)
The growth of your business depends on how effective you are at marketing yourself, your products and your services. Traditionally, marketing has been an expensive endeavor that favours businesses with large marketing budgets, but that is no longer the case in the new social media economy. Small businesses with low to zero marketing budgets can effectively reach their target customers by leveraging the power of social media tools — Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Blogs, etc — and compete on the same level with the big boys.
It’s no longer about how big your marketing budget is, but, rather, how well you are at utilizing social media tools to strategically construct effective marketing campaigns that translate into engaging customers and sales.
At the upcoming conference, Social Media Marketing Unplugged, conducted by 6 top social media marketing practitioners, you will gain the know-how, through real-world examples and case studies, to take your business and marketing campaign to new heights. Limited Seating. Register Early to Avoid Disappointment!
Media Marketing Unplugged
A One-Day Conference Focusing on the How-To’s of Social Media Marketing
SFU Woodward’s, Vancouver
Saturday, January 29, 2011
9:00 am – 5:30 pm
Website: http://www.socialmediaunplugged.ca
Contact us: info@sociamediaunplugged.ca
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About:
Conducted by industry experts, at this one-day conference,
not only that you will learn how to effectively leverage the
power of social media tools for marketing, but also real
world examples and case-studies on how successful social
media marketing campaigns are developed, strategized and
implemented.
You will come away with a clear road map of knowledge &
techniques to plan, develop and execute effective social
media marketing campaigns.
Visit our website & watch a video on the power of social media.
Speakers:
For more information about the speakers, visit our website.
Topics:
– Why social media marketing
– Building trust and customer relations
– Planning and developing social media marketing strategies
– Implementing effective social media marketing strategies
– Social media for social change
– Measuring and determining your ROI
– Social media advertising
– Monetizing social media
– Social media and mobile marketing
– Case studies
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